See also the SCiFinder Resource on Demand tutorial on the Sci Finder Training Page. These tutorials explain the basic search techniques in SCiFinder: searching for references, substances, or reactions.

Biological AbstractsProvides abstracts and bibliographic references to journal items focusing on vital biological and medical research findings, pharmacological studies, and discoveries of new organisms. Includes some linked full text.

Kent and Riegel's Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and BiotechnologyRef TP145 .R53 2007 Features specialized chapters on a host of topics in practical chemistry, from green chemistry to the nuclear industry.

Vocabulary and Concepts of Organic ChemistryRef QD291 .V63 2005 Excellent reference work on organic chemistry. Contains chapters not only on the different classes of organic and organometallic compounds, but also on methods in organic chemistry such as separation techniques and spectroscopy.

Property Data

ChemidPlus A resource from the National Library of Medicine that provides access to structure and nomenclature information for the identification of chemical substances cited in NLM databases. The database contains over 380,000 chemical records, of which over 263,000 include chemical structures.

Comprehensive Organic Name Reactions and ReagentsRef QD77 .W36 2009 Three volume encyclopedia of named reactions in organic chemistry. Entries are generally 3-5 pages and include lists of references.

ChemSpiderChemical structure database providing fast text and structure search access to over 26 million structures from hundreds of data sources.

Household Products DatabaseHealth & Safety Information on Household Products from the National Library of Medicine. Information is taken from a variety of publicly available sources, including brand-specific labels and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) prepared by manufacturers.

Organic SynthesesDatabase of organic reactions that can be searched by keyword or structure (with a ChemDraw plugin). Also features tables of contents for the print volumes of Organic Syntheses, for the easy location of known citations.

PubChemFree database of biologically active chemical compounds from NCBI. Searching help is available here.

ToxnetToxicology data network from the National Library of Medicine. Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases. The most complete toxicology information is often found in the entries from the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB).

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ACS Style Guide

Periodic Tables

Periodic TableInteractive periodic table from Chemicool. Interactive periodic table developed by David D. Hsu of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It provide infomration about the elements properties, discovery, uses, appearances, characteristics and more.

Interactive Periodic Table
This periodic table offers a “what’s this?” approach to exploring the chemical elements. It includes graphical highlights of various relationships among the elements. Courtesy of W. H. Freeman, publisher of Chemistry in the Community and CADRE design.